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I love trees.

January 22, 2012

I love trees., originally uploaded by ConFrijoles. I took this recently while on the UT Campus.

U.S. District Court Denies Pre-Clearance to Texas Redistricting Map

November 8, 2011

Here’s the relevant language from today’s ruling: Having carefully considered the entire record and the parties’ arguments, the Court finds and concludes that the State of Texas used an improper standard or methodology to determine which districts afford minority voters the ability to elect their preferred candidates of choice and that there are material issues of fact in [...]

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Joaquin Castro For #HD35 Campaign Draws on Activist Family History

November 8, 2011

I received this great email piece from the Joaquin Castro campaign today, and I couldn’t click donate fast enough. The Castro family, anchored by their civic activist mother Rosie Castro, are a rising force in Texas politics. I’m not a voter in the San Antonio and Austin congressional district, but I am an avid supporter [...]

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$500 Prize for Your Graduate Essay in Latin@ Studies

November 1, 2011

The CMAS program I’m in sent this call for papers to me today from the Wayne State University Center for Latino and Latin American Studies: Graduate Paper Competition in Latin@ Studies The Wayne State University Center for Latino and Latin American Studies (formerly known as the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies) and the Association for Critical [...]

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21 Texas Schools Get HSI STEM and Articulation Programs Grants

September 27, 2011

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 21 Texas colleges and universities with HSI STEM and Articulation Programs Grants worth up to $1.2 million. The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities describes what the grants should be used for. The awards were announced on Sept. 26 by the U.S. Department of Education. About $100 million [...]

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Fernando Herrera: Homophobic Misogynist Running for Houston Mayor

July 7, 2011

I first wrote about Fernando Herrera when he ran a scurrilous campaign against incumbent state representative of Texas HD148, Jessica Farrar. Mr. Herrera’s campaign sent out mail pieces attacking Rep. Farrar for her tireless work in support of women’s health and even went so far as to say that the champion for Texas women and [...]

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Musíca de Las Fronteras: Un Mojado Sin Licencia

July 2, 2011

Un Mojado Sin Licencia (A Wetback Without a License) Written by Santiago Jímenez, and sung by Flaco Jímenez & Fred Ojeda accompanied by their conjunto. Desde Laredo a San Antonio Yo he venido a casarme con mi Chencha Y no he podido, por ser mojado. Pues para todo me exigen mi licencia. Se me [...]

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Houston’s Latin@ Community Being Undercut By One of Its Own

June 3, 2011

Every decade the United States Census accounts for the number of people in the country. The final numbers are then used to reapportion congressional districts and other political boundary lines according to the latest populations increases, changes, etc. According to the 2010 Census, Latin@s in the United States are responsible for more than half of [...]

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